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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

With these sour IPAs that show up in rare occasions, I always try to decide if I love the idea, and at what point in the sour scale does an IPA become a sour ale. I’ll never have a full grip on beer styles, but this is a fun game to play. Draft pour pint at the Collective. Clear, still copper point with a foam ring head. Juicy splash of grapefruit and pineapple from quite a distance. Flavor is juicy, hoppy, cool and tart. The sour plays off of the fruit flavor nicely, and is a good response to the hops. Lingering fruit, with a bitter reminder. Very fun style that if we didn’t have so many already, I’d say it deserves it’s own. Hoppy sours are in for me at the moment. Another good one here.